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This episode is for everyone with a passion for blockchain and / or cryptocurrencies and wants to turn that passion into a career.  Or if you already work for a blockchain company and want to plan you next career move. I spoke to Faris Oweis , a crypto coach advising people to make the move into a blockchain company. We talked about the high demand for developers and also, non-tech roles like...

This episode is about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how trade finance still is an untapped market and remains a huge opportunity for Defi.  To talk about it, I invited Alejandro Gutierrez, the COO of Defactor, a company building the bridge between traditional and decentralized finance We talked about some challenges for DeFi, like scalability, the digitalization of assets and how companies...

I'd like to introduce you my other podcast - Emerging Markets Today! I selected few clips from the first episode with James Eugene from Frontier Markets News, we flipped this around and I was interviewed by James about the history behind EMT and how the idea of the podcast came about. Follow the Emerging Markets Today Podcast here Don’t forget to check out  Emerging Markets Today  site a...

Here is an episode about how crypto is causing a social impact in Brazil for the unbanked and underbanked communities in Brazil. I spoke to fellow Brazilian Taynaah Reis, the founder of MoedaSeeds, a crypto wallet designed to provide microfinance for businesses in underprivileged areas. Also, MoedaSeeds has Moeda Market, a platform where anyone can invest in projects that are causing a positive so...

This episode is about something we don't hear much in the news: stablecoins backed by precious metals, more specifically silver. Me and Nick Prouten, COO at LODE talked about stablecoins, the differences between stablecoins and digital currencies and why a stablecoin backed by silver has many advantages over one backed by gold. If you want to know more about the LODE Project, the LODE token and th...

This is very especial episode about blockchain application in Digital Marketing I invited fellow Brazilian and digital marketer Renato Zamagna. He is the creator of The Chain Blog, a Blockchain focused online publication. Recently, he wrote a 4-part article about how the future of digital marketing belongs to blockchain. We talked about some points mentioned on the article: how blockchain can tack...

Here is my chat with Espen Kvelland, founder and CEO of Wakandi Espen explained me how private blockchains or other DLT can provide a better payment solution for the unbanked in Sub-Saharan Africa. He also told me about how Wakandi is offering this kind of payment solution in Tanzania and his plans to expand to other African countries. If you want to know more about Wakandi click here If you want...

This episode I spoke to Anita Kalergis , aka the Kryptogranny Anita is originally from Finland but blockchain make her move to Malta. She was also the main moderator of the Helsinki Blockchain Forum Summit 2020. We talked about the Helsinki Blockchain Forum Summit, regulations for crypto companies, the Finnish way to do business and why we don't hear much about Finland in the blockchain world...

Hi there, and welcome to Blockchain Bit. This is a short episode about why I decided to rename and relaunch this podcast But before a little bit about me: My name is Ana Paula Picasso and I’m the founder of Blockchain PR - a marketing agency specialized in marketing services for blockchain startups and scaleups. In the beginning this podcast used to be called the blockchain Pr podcast, then I thou...

Here is my chat with Tom Gillespie, the producer of documentary FakeFluencer. After coming across crypto influencer BitMan360 and his cryptocurrency ScooterCoin, set to revoluciona the e-scooter industry with his ButterCup device, where you could mine ScooterCoins while "scootering", Tom invested a substantial amount into it. After getting disillusioned with ScooterCoin, Tom left his homeland Aust...

Here is my chat with Tom Gillespie, the producer of documentary FakeFluencer. After coming across crypto influencer BitMan360 and his cryptocurrency ScooterCoin, set to revoluciona the e-scooter industry with his ButerCup device, where you could mine ScooterCoins while "scootering", Tom invested a substantial amount into it. After getting disillusioned with ScooterCoin, Tom left his homeland Austr...

Calling from Helsinki in Finland, I spoke to Jay Hamideh following this month's crackdown on crypto companies in Estonia. We talked about new regulations for crypto companies in Estonia and the blockchain startup landscape in Finland. Jay is the Chief Legal Officer of Vinculum Growth Oy, a Finnish company that helps blockchain startups with their go-to-market strategy. If you want to know more abo...

This is the first video episode of the Blockchain PR podcast and you the hear the audio here.  Me, together with crypto blogger Emilia LaCapra, calling from Italy and Coinfomania editor Wilfred Michael, calling from Nigeria, talked about what's coming after the bitcoin halving, some price predictions, why bitcoin isn't as popular in Nigeria and much more. Link to video: https://youtu.be/O4caN...

Today I had a chat with Marcin Rzetecki and he explained me how blockchain combined with IoT devices can help the healthcare supply chain. Marcin is the Lead Blockchain Consultant at Espeo Software and the Vice-president of the Polish Blockchain Association. He also told me how the association is bringing more women developers together in a series of meetups called Blockchain for Girls. Espeo Soft...

Do you know the differences between public blockchains? In this episode myself and Konrad Rotkiewicz explained the differences between the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains and other more "modern" blockchains. We also talked about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and why Konrad is looking for the next Bitcoin. Konrad is the CEO and founder of Ulam Labs, an agile software development company with the mi...

This is the second time I interviewed Sukesh Tedla, co-founder of Swedish startup Unbiased. Their mission is to fight fake news with a data marketplace, a search engine and a social platform. Their data marketplace is already available and beta and they will launch their search engine later this year. We talked about how fake news prompted his idea of starting Unbiased, the advantages of combining...

Calling from coronavirus lockdown in Italy is Emi La Capra, an old friend and crypto blogger. Emi told me how life has been in Italy after the coronavirus pandemic and we also chatted about bitcoin prices volatility and the imminent Bitcoin halving. **This episode is NOT an investment advice** Here are the previous episodes with Emi and I: The Binance Hack Bitcoin prices July 2019

Is the hype around Blockchain dead? To help me answer this question I invited Ludvig Öberg, cryptocurrency enthusiast and co-founder of Swedish cryptocurrency brokerage Safello and Angelica Lips da Cruz, CEO of Innorbis, a business analytical tool for sustainable development using blockchain. You can also follow Ludvig's podcast crypto Konsensus (in Swedish): http://konsensuspodden.se/ Safello: ww...

This time I went to Copenhagen in Denmark to meet Morten Nielsen, co-founder of the Danish Startup ARYZE.  We talked about how ARYZE is solving remittance problems in Kenya and other emerging markets, and their plan to build a cloud-native co-banking.   Plus we chatted about financial inclusion, stablecoins, Facebook Libra, ICOs and much more.  For more about ARYZE: www.aryze.i...

Do you want to know more about decentralised finance (DeFi)? In this episode me and Jens Frid talked about the challenges for DeFi and what is going to happen in 2020. Jens is the co-founder of ScaleOut, an IT services company that uses AI and machine learning and he is also the lead for the DeFi track of the Stockholm Fintech week. The Stockholm Fintech week is happening from 10th to 14th Feb and...

In this episode me and Rikard Hjort talked about what Formal Verification is and how Smart Contracts gave a new lease of life to Formal Verification. Rikard is a student of computer science at Chalmers University in Gothenburg and he also works for Runtime Verification , a software company focused on verification-based tools. Runtime Verification : https://runtimeverification.com Runtime's Firefly...

We are reviewing 2 of the most important news of 2019: The announcement of Facebook Libra coin, a cryptocurrency that claims that will bank the unbanked and the rolling out of 5G connections, with China leading the way. Here is my chat with Denys Malengreau, a consultant, advisor and public speaker specialised in digital trends.

*This episode was recorded in Portuguese* Minha entrevista com o Edilson Osorio Jr., fundador da startup brasileira OriginalMy que usa a tecnologia Blockchain para a autenticação de documentos e contratos. A OriginalMy acabou de lançar uma campanha de financiamento coletivo no Kickante para o desenvolvimento do plugin de navegador para combater a disseminação das fake news. OriginalMy www.original...

This is my chat with Tzahi Kanza calling from sunny Tel Aviv.  He is the CEO of Future Block, an Israeli accelerator for promising Blockchain startups. We talked about one of their success stories, the Spanish startup Bidbass and how hard it is to work with China.  Future Block is also looking for partnerships in Sweden and Scandinavia. If you want to know more about Future Block just cl...

No blockchain or crypto in this episode! In this episode I'm talking about why you should start a podcast for your business - especially if you are a B2B company. You can read more on the links below: Here is why you should start a podcast for your business 2 Simple steps to start a podcast for your business